Tyler Wilson

FAYETTEVILLE - For his Razorbacks record-setting performance in Saturday's 44-17 SEC victory over Mississippi State, Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week Monday by the SEC Office in Birmingham, Ala.

Wilson surpassed Joe Ferguson's Razorbacks record 31 completions in a game set in 1971 against Texas A&M by completing 32 of 43 for 365 yards and three touchdowns against no interceptions.

Five of Wilson's completions went for 20 yards or longer.

Wilson's performance helped advance the Razorbacks, 10-1, 6-1 in the SEC West, to No. 3 in the nation in the BCS and AP and USA Today polls heading into Friday's 1:30 p.m. CBS televised regular-season finale against No. 1 SEC West leading LSU Tigers, 11-0, 6-0, in Baton Rouge, La.

 

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